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Dipendra Tamang - ArticlesDipendra Tamang is the Director at the Alliance for Peace - Nepal (www.afpnepal.org), a non-partisan , non-profit NGO working to enable and empower the youth of Nepal. He has been working in the development sector for over 6 years now.
Political Disconnect, Swing Voters and the Propensity for ChangeThe results of the Constituent Assembly elections are pouring in and none of the political pundits or analysts could have foreseen the indicated outcome as being seen from the preliminary results. The last general elections were held in 1999. The mainstream political parties were facing the public pulse after a long hiatus of nine years. The Maoists were testing it after even a longer period of time. Youth Representation in the Constituent Assembly in NepalWhen a country is transitioning from a regressive regime to a democratic setup, its future rests on the foundation of the responsibilities taken up by the youth. In Nepal, youth have always played an integral role in bringing social and political change either by participating in the democratic struggle directly, fighting against social injustice or involving themselves in the process of community development. Participation of the Youth in the Constituent Assembly in NepalIn order for democracy to develop and endure, the youth must take ownership of the system by becoming informed participants Rayamajhi Report: a Royal Full CircleBut even in the absence of concrete hard laws of the country, there are soft customary laws such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Bill of Rights which can be used as a precedent to punish the guilty. Nepal has already proved itself as a unique example of conflict resolution, so it can once more set another example by using these customary laws to take action against the guilty. Abolishing Torture in NepalTorture in all its varied forms in Nepal and the need and necessity to abolish it completely. Democracy in Nepal: Role of the YouthYouth are not only a subject for policy development: youth can and must play a key role in the design, elaboration, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the policies that concern them. Peoples Power PrevailsIt took fifteen people to die, fifteen martyrs to be born and thousands to be injured, some disabled for life, but in the end, the will of the people broke the will of the King. Their goal attained, by the people of Nepal, without firing a single bullet in retaliation. This indeed, is a historic moment.
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